The Route 66 Monarch Flyway is a committee of the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. Many volunteers contribute to the cause, which is to assist in facilitating the planting of pollinator gardens along Illinois Route 66 to help save and grow the dwindling population of monarch butterflies.
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Next Quarterly Meeting:
(Interested in Attending via Zoom? - Contact gladd@illinoisroute66.org)
October 29, 2025 @ 1 pm CDT
Details: We are recapping 2025 and looking at 2026 in an open forum discussion.
July 30, 2025 meeting cancelled.
Missed Them? Here's Some 2024/2025 Presentations...
April 2025 Special Presentation:
Cathy Streett of Darien, IL Garden Club. (video coming soon)
August 2024 Special Presentation:
Leah Wilson, Executive Director of Kidzeum & Jane Kim, visual artist, science illustrator, and the founder of Ink Dwell, on their Murals Project in downtown Springfield, Il at Kidzeum/Buzz Bomb.
View at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4fuQr0vz4M
April 2024 Special Presentation:
Mona Maas, creator of Elkhart’s Pollinator Habitat, on her local efforts to promote pollinator gardens in her community.
View at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDVq_HCBF_o
January2024 Special Presentation:
Eleanor Schumacher – Project Wingspan 2024
View at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5s9IhIyk2Y
Route 66 Monarch Flyway Co-Chair Susan Helm interviews Bill Legge, Owner of Grab-a-Java in Springfield, IL. Produced by Geoff Ladd for Route 66 Monarch Flyway. Recorded Fall, 2023.
View at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEGc5Isv8Kg
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